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{{short description|Kidnapping of the Managing Director of Khadim's in Kolkata}}
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'''Khadim's case'''<ref>{{cite news |title=Recap of Khadim's case |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/recap-of-khadim-s-case/cid/1394780 |work=The Telegraph |location=Kolkata |language=en}}</ref> refers to the 2001 kidnapping of [[Partha Pratim Roy Burman]], chairman and managing director of [[Khadim's|Khadim's Shoes]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Part of funding for 9/11 came from India, says ex-top cop |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/512389/part-funding-911-came-india.html |work=Deccan Herald |date=17 November 2015 |language=en}}</ref> and his subsequent release after the payment of a ransom of {{INRConvert|3.75|c|lk=on|year=2001|mode=historical}}, some of which was reportedly used to fund the [[11 September 2001|9/11 attacks in America]] and the [[2001 Indian Parliament attack|13 December 2001 attack on Indian Parliament]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Partha Roy Burman abduction case reveals world of organised crime links with jehadis |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/crime/story/20020114-partha-roy-burman-abduction-case-reveals-world-of-organised-crime-links-with-jehadis-796062-2002-01-14 |work=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

In 2009, Dubai [[Crime boss|don]] Aftab Ansari was found to be the mastermind in the kidnapping and extortion; he and four of his aides were sentenced to life imprisonment.<ref name="www.telegraphindia.com"/> In 2017, an additional eight people, including three Pakistani nationals, were found guilty in the kidnapping and sentenced to life imprisonment.<ref name="guilty"/>

==Kidnap==
On 25 July 2001, Partha Pratim was kidnapped from C. N. Roy road in [[Tiljala]], [[Calcutta]] in the eastern [[India]]n state of [[West Bengal]]. He was shot at when he resisted and then held hostage in a secluded house in a village in [[North 24 Parganas district]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Khadim boss abduction: Verdict of second phase trial on Nov 30 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/khadim-boss-abduction-verdict-of-second-phase-trial-on-nov-30/articleshow/61790070.cms |access-date=20 December 2022 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> on the India-Bangladesh border.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hunt for Qaeda link's moll |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/hunt-for-qaeda-link-s-moll/story-2KXtt7iDLJDfkIIF07Y7IJ.html |access-date=20 December 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=26 June 2007 |language=en}}</ref>

==Ransom==
According to [[CID West Bengal|C.I.D]] Inspector General Partha Bhattacharjee, the family of Roy Burman paid the ransom of ₹3 [[crore]] and the payment took place at [[Hyderabad]] of which ₹3.40 [[lakh]] was recovered from two ''[[hawala]]'' operators through whom the ransom money was routed to the Dubai mastermind<ref name=kh>{{cite news |title=Khadim owner's kidnappers from outside WB |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Khadim-owners-kidnappers-from-outside-WB/articleshow/748673628.cms |work=The Times of India |date=23 August 2001 |language=en}}</ref> Aftab Ansari.<ref>{{cite news |last1=CHAKRAVARTY |first1=SAYANTAN |title=Omar Sheikh and Aftab Ansari: The masterminds of a nexus between the underworld and jehad |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20020225-omar-sheikh-and-aftab-ansari-the-masterminds-of-a-nexus-between-the-underworld-and-jehad-795990-2002-02-25 |work=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

==Release==
On 2 August 2001, Partha Pratim is released from a house in Pukhuria in [[Haroa (community development block)|Haroa]], [[North 24 Parganas district]] of [[West Bengal]] state.<ref>{{cite news |title=Khadim boss abduction: Verdict of second phase trial on Nov 30|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/khadim-boss-abduction-verdict-of-second-phase-trial-on-nov-30/articleshow/61790070.cms |work=The Times of India}}</ref>

==Accused==
There were altogether 33 accused in the case, including the four who abducted Roy Burman, two approvers and two others who were killed in police encounters. Three are still at large.<ref name="www.telegraphindia.com">{{cite news |title=Life for Aftab in Khadim's case - Four aides get same sentence; 17 others acquitted |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/life-for-aftab-in-khadim-s-case-four-aides-get-same-sentence-17-others-acquitted/cid/1265238 |work=www.telegraphindia.com |language=en}}</ref>

*'''Aftab Ansari''' ({{aka}} Farhan Malik<ref>{{cite news |title=A Canary In The Cage |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/a-canary-in-the-cage/214666 |work=Outlook India}}</ref> and Shafiq Mohammad Rana)<ref>{{cite news |last=CHAKRAVARTY |first=SAYANTAN |title=Omar Sheikh and Aftab Ansari: The masterminds of a nexus between the underworld and jehad |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20020225-omar-sheikh-and-aftab-ansari-the-masterminds-of-a-nexus-between-the-underworld-and-jehad-795990-2002-02-25 |work=India Today |language=en}}</ref>- Gangster and leader of the cell.
*'''Asif Raza Khan''' ({{aka}} Rajan)<ref>{{cite news |title=POLICE BLAME POLITICAL NEXUS |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/police-blame-political-nexus/cid/906465 |work=www.telegraphindia.com |language=en}}</ref> - dubbed the CEO of Aftab Ansari and member of [[Harkat-ul-Mujahideen]], arrested on 29 October 2001 in New Delhi by Delhi Police. Asif was in contact with released [[Harkat-ul-Ansar]] militant [[Omar Sheikh]] and had travelled to Pakistan to meet Omar.<ref>{{cite news |title=Delhi police link Asif Raza with Omar Sheikh |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2001/nov/16onkar.htm |work=www.rediff.com}}</ref> According to police officer Neeraj Kumar, Asif is reported to have said that “boss Aftab Ansari had shared the ransom money collected in the kidnapping of Partha Pratim Roy Burman... with Omar Sheikh.” Omar Sheikh is reported to have transferred it to 9/11 attacker [[Mohamed Atta]].
* '''Jalaluddin Molla''' ({{aka}} Amanullah Mandal and Babu Bhai), member of HuJIB ([[Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami Bangladesh]]) was believed to have played a key role in the crime and was arrested in Lucknow in June 2007.<ref>{{cite news |title=Police hunt for youth wanted in Varanasi blasts|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Police-hunt-for-youth-wanted-in-Varanasi-blasts/articleshow/3041527.cms |work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Building new bases |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/static/html/fl2424/stories/20071221500800700.htm |work=frontline.thehindu.com }}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>

==Sentencings==
20 May 2009 - Additional district sessions judge Biswarup Bandyopadhyay sentences Aftab Ansari, Happy Singh alias Harpreet Singh, Abdur Rahman Kunji, Yakub Ali and Shahabuddin Shaukat to life imprisonment for the kidnapping.<ref name="www.telegraphindia.com"/>

15 November 2014 - The [[Calcutta High Court]] upheld the life sentence awarded to three associates of Dubai don Aftab Ansari for the crime of kidnapping Roy Burman. In a brief order, the division bench of Justice Nisitha Mahtre and Justice Tapas Kumar Mukherjee said the appeal moved by Abdur Rahman Kunji, Shaoukat Hossein and Akib Ali was being rejected and the trial court order sentencing the trio to jail for life upheld.<ref>{{cite news |title=HC upholds life term in Khadim's case |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/hc-upholds-life-term-in-khadim-s-case/cid/1212183 |work=www.telegraphindia.com |language=en}}</ref>

8 December 2017 - The Additional Sessions Judge of Alipore Court, Arun Kiran Banerjee, found eight accused guilty in the abduction of Parthapratim Roy Burman. The eight accused who were found guilty include Azgar Khan, Dilshad Khan, Akhtar Hossain, Nayeem, Muzammel Sheikh, Noor Rahman alias Alam, Mizanur Rahman and Akhtar alias Palwan.<ref>{{cite news |last1=MP |first1=Team |title=8 accused found guilty in shoe tycoon abduction case |url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/8-accused-found-guilty-in-shoe-tycoon-abduction-case-274420 |work=www.millenniumpost.in |date=8 December 2017 |language=en}}</ref> Out of the eight, Arshad, Dilshad and Nayeem are Pakistani citizens.<ref name=b>{{cite news |title=Eight get life term in Khadim abduction case |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/dec/11/eight-get-life-term-in-khadim-abduction-case-1724631.html |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref name="guilty">{{cite news |title=3 Pakistanis among 8 declared guilty of abducting shoe baron |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/3-pakistanis-among-8-declared-guilty-of-abducting-shoe-baron-1103417-2017-12-08 |work=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

The eight convicted on the charge of abducting for ransom, would undergo rigorous life imprisonment and pay a fine of three lakh rupees each, failing which they would remain in jail for another two years. In connection with the charge of wrongful confinement, they were separately sentenced to one year each in jail. Both the jail terms would continue concurrently.<ref name=b />

==See also==
*[[List of kidnappings]]
*[[List of solved missing person cases (2000s)]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:2000s missing person cases]]
[[Category:Formerly missing people]]
[[Category:Kidnappings in India]]
[[Category:Kidnapping in the 2000s]]
[[Category:Missing person cases in India]]
[[Category:Terrorism in India]]

Khadim's case - Revision history

ShermanGraham8 at 13:01, 12 February 2026